The 2014 Armory Show exhibitor list is out, almost two months earlier than last year’s. Other news: The stairs of death will be brought back to connect Piers 92 and 94. Paddy: What? Why????? [Gallerist NY]

Artist Francesco Vezzoli bought a church in the Italian countryside. He wanted to send it to MoMA PS1 for a 2014 exhibition, but Italian officials have prevented it from leaving, citing its cultural importance. PS1 Director Klaus Biesenbach has claimed this faux-pas hints of “real-time performance.” [The New York Times]

A single hair from a polar bear may be cause to authenticate a Pollock that’s long evaded authentication. [The New York Times]

Robert Wilson is coming to The Nasher. Still no definitive word on self-started rumors that he will be collaborating with Jay Z. [Glasstire]

It’s totally unusual for nazi-looted artwork to end up in a museum, but through a series of twists and turns, LACMA will receive a donation of a once-stolen Baroque painting from its rightful owner. [The Los Angeles Times]

The Bronx Museum will this year honor the Yankees at their annual benefit? [In the Air]

Janet Cardiff’s The Forty Part Quartet closes at The Cloisters December 8th. If you’re going to be in Miami next with us, this means you’ve got a week left to see it. [The Metropolitan Museum of Art]

U.S. paint brush manufacturers, the subject of Economist Adam Davidson’s latest column in the New York Times Magazine, have taken a hit since the economy crashed. Chinese competition has taken a chunk of their market, but these businesses have stayed alive through specialization. [The New York Times Magazine]

Charles Saatchi was caught choking his wife Nigella Lawson outside a restaurant. He voluntarily turned himself into the police for a “caution”. No charges have been pressed. [The Guardian]

New York Times architecture critic Michael Kimmelman says the Le Corbusier show at MoMA is overwhelming thanks to its sheer size, but still finds the show riveting. Le Corbusier had some fascinating ideas, good and bad. [The New York Times]

The Metropolitan Museum of art will present Janet Cardiff’s “Forty-Part Motet” at the Cloisters this fall. This isn’t something anyone in the city should miss. [Met Museum via Brian Sholis]

Ai Weiwei Skyped with Laurie Anderson to create art. We are linking to the video record of the performance just so that you know how uninspiring hearing Ai Weiwei chat about China over drone music really is. Starts at 13:35. [Luminato Festival, via @aiwwenglish]

Now on view at Arsenal Gallery, Benson’s collaged paintings of Central Park playgrounds depict the now out of use playgrounds of post-Robert Moses Central Park. Laura Mallonee suggests that just calling attention to these parks is a step towards repairing them, making a better New York for inner-city children. [Hyperallergic]